How about pics of us? I recently scanned a picture from my wedding day, and >>

Posted by Steph in ma on March 10, 2017, 6:07 am

thought I'd share it. We got married in our dining room on October 14th, 1984. It was a raw, drizzling day - all silvery. We had candles going in the windows. It was just Mum, my sister and her then boyfriend (now hubby), my darling Mother-in-Law, my Dad and Stepmother. We had a sweet 75 year old lady justice of the peace. She read our service - it was short, but so moving - it took about 5 minutes and had us all in tears. It was a special day. To make things more interesting, I was sick as a dog - had a fever of 103 and the beginnings of bronchitis. But I only remember how silver and golden the day was. At the time I didn't know my father all that well - he and Mum had been divorced since I was three years old, so it was mostly birthdays and holidays and an occasional summer vacation that we got to spend time together. He had to wait for my stepmother to arrive and was so nervous being there alone...he paced up and down the sidewalk until she arrived. It was the first time he and Mum and my stepmother were at a family event together. It was magical. Everyone got along so well - Mum and my stepmother were both RNs, so they always had a lot in common, and Dad and my MIL had so much fun talking together, and started a friendship that day that continued till the day Dad died. From that day on my Dad and my hubby became such close friends - like father and son. I got to spend so much quality time with my Dad from that point forward - it was a turning point in all our lives - leading to wonderful holidays with all of us together, and many lovely days spent together... So this picture represents the starting point of so much good in my life. We look fairly solemn, but then it had been a long, emotional day.

I don't have anything so moving to tell from my own live but I did see this picture yesterday while I was looking through folders on my computer. I think its probably my favorite photo. It's the only family photo I have up at home.

It's of (from left) myself, my cousin Alisha, my sister Jenny and my cousin Becky. They always liked to dress Jenny and I alike. Mum used to say so if she lost one of us at the shops she could just say to security 'She looks like this' and point to the other of us. The dress I'm wearing is one of our matched dresses, but I think this is Jenny's one given the age of us all. The Elephant I'm holding is Alisha's. I think the bunny Alisha has there might be Jenny's, I think we had a pair of those ... I think mine was yellow. Though there could well have been 4 of them as I seem to recall a white one. The matched dresses Becky and Jenny are wearing were meant to be ours but I refused to wear mine because I thought it looked like a school dress and I wasn't at school yet. Also I think the fabric was heavy and warm to wear. I did NOT like that dress.

You will notice Alisha and Becky aren't wearing shoes. They grew up in the tropics in Nauru where they didn't need shoes and it was quite a battle getting them into them so their parent's didn't bother. Their hair was so light from the sun up there.

The Van was Grandpa's Bedford. It was the reason Grandpa had the callsign 'Mr Whippy' on the radio on our road trips. I don't remember this van at all. If asked I'd have said he had that before I was around, but clearly, there it is and I was laying down memories of that time. I remember the pic being taken. Them getting us to come out and sit on the little wall. The wall disappeared a few years later. The sandy soil had shifted (maybe due to us parking cars on the upper part) and the wall had crumbled in bits. I was sad when they took it out.

The house I spent the most of my life in. They sold it last year and it's probably a pile of rubble now. I've not dared to go back and look.

I love your photo and the story that goes with it! You're so cute! And good for you, >>

It's bittersweet going back to look at our old homes... But it's nice to have memories like the one in your picture. It would be great to have the 4 of you sitting together, in the same poses!

--Previous Message-- : I don't have anything so moving to tell from : my own live but I did see this picture : yesterday while I was looking through : folders on my computer. I think its probably : my favorite photo. It's the only family : photo I have up at home. : : : : It's of (from left) myself, my cousin : Alisha, my sister Jenny and my cousin Becky. : They always liked to dress Jenny and I : alike. Mum used to say so if she lost one of : us at the shops she could just say to : security 'She looks like this' and point to : the other of us. The dress I'm wearing is : one of our matched dresses, but I think this : is Jenny's one given the age of us all. The : Elephant I'm holding is Alisha's. I think : the bunny Alisha has there might be Jenny's, : I think we had a pair of those ... I think : mine was yellow. Though there could well : have been 4 of them as I seem to recall a : white one. The matched dresses Becky and : Jenny are wearing were meant to be ours but : I refused to wear mine because I thought it : looked like a school dress and I wasn't at : school yet. Also I think the fabric was : heavy and warm to wear. I did NOT like that : dress. : : You will notice Alisha and Becky aren't : wearing shoes. They grew up in the tropics : in Nauru where they didn't need shoes and it : was quite a battle getting them into them so : their parent's didn't bother. Their hair was : so light from the sun up there. : : The Van was Grandpa's Bedford. It was the : reason Grandpa had the callsign 'Mr Whippy' : on the radio on our road trips. I don't : remember this van at all. If asked I'd have : said he had that before I was around, but : clearly, there it is and I was laying down : memories of that time. I remember the pic : being taken. Them getting us to come out and : sit on the little wall. The wall disappeared : a few years later. The sandy soil had : shifted (maybe due to us parking cars on the : upper part) and the wall had crumbled in : bits. I was sad when they took it out. : : The house I spent the most of my life in. : They sold it last year and it's probably a : pile of rubble now. I've not dared to go : back and look. :

Usually Becky (on the end) would have been the cat to herd into line, but she must have been idolising Jenny pretty heavily that day so was copying her. Alisha was really too small to sit still very long so even if they'd thought to ask me to put my hands on my knees I doubt Alisha could have managed it.

I remember trying to get her to look forward. She was just too little to understand.